CVE-2003-0899

Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to 2.23b1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests that contain '<' or '>' characters, which trigger the overflow when the characters are expanded to "&lt;" and "&gt;" sequences.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

22.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2003-10-30

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23306
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23305

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/10092
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry